Eclipse KitKat ROM for Verizon Galaxy Note 3! [AOSP Hybrid]

For those of you looking for AOSP (What is AOSP?) experience on your Verizon Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900V, you are probably disappointed that Verizon decided to put a locked bootloader, meaning you cannot install AOSP ROMs like CyanogenMod, AOKP, BeanStalk, etc…etc…

Personally, this is really bad news for me since I do currently use my Verizon Note 3 as daily driver, and it kills me that I can’t try out AOSP ROMs! (I will definitely switch to AT&T for my daily driver soon.) BUT, there is the Eclipse KitKat ROM by XDA developer Nitroglycerine33!

Also, you will get some additional added performance as Eclipse ROM has all Verizon/Amazon/Samsung Hub/Samsung Updater/KNOX bloatware removed. I know the carriers mean well to put those apps but for most people, it’s just going to hog your Note 3 down. And yes, Wifi tethering is unlocked out of the box.

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Whats up man, first off you are AWESOME at what you do! I have watched and learned a lot from all your videos! I have a problem though, i am on verizon note 3(sm-n900v) and i am rooted by using the newest method for 4.4.2 that you put out. Everytime i have tried to put a new rom on, i go through safe strap and do all of your steps, it says succesful and when i reboot it goes to samsung screen then the option to continue or go into safe strap and when i hit continue the screen just goes blank. After 10 to 20 min i give up and do a battery pull and just go back to my stock rom. I have tried biggins and hyperdrive. Same outcome for both. Any suggestions on what i am doing wrong or what i can do to get on these custom roms?

Instead of rebooting, go into download mode. Then open Odin on your desktop and flash a file called Nc2kernel.tar.md5.zip. I Googled galaxy note 3 roms for NC4 kitkat. I figured this out today because I was having the same problem as you were. Here is a link just follow the instructions down the page for NC4 build but replace the rom of your choice that is compatible with safe strap.